Samburu Park

LOCATION: This game reserve is situated in the Northern Province of Kenya. It is rugged and a semi- desert. To get here you will cross the equator at Nanyuki and go to the northern hemisphere by passing the snow capped Mt Kenya lying astrand the equator line and huge blue mountains serve as a back drop to this game reserve. The environment is enchanting. The river Uaso Nyiro is the lifeline and the nerve center of this Reserve and is bustling with a huge population of crocodiles. The game reserve is renowned for its rare species of animals that can only be found in this park, like –the long necked gerenuk, gravy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, and the Beisa onyx. The leopard is a frequent visitor in this park and most evenings it pays a courtesy call to the lodge’s guests as it feeds on some bite on a tree across the river. The Samburu park has an abundant species of birds and can turn even the most reluctant guest in to an avid bird watcher. It is considered by Ornithologists a paradise for bird viewing. In the evenings, you can watch gigantic crocodiles fight over big chunks of meat as they are fed by the lodge staff at the riverbanks or as they get out of the river to relax. This is a great photo session opportunity as you sip cocktails and watch the African sunset in orange flame sky.

CULTURE AND THE PEOPLE

The Samburu people occupy this area and they are pastorists and nomads. They have resisted the tide and test of time and a rugged environment by clinging to their culture, very colourful with beads and hair dyed with ocre plus the whole body to be beautiful. Interesting ceremonies to a like initiation in adulthood.

This game reserve is accessible by Air and there are daily flights from Nairobi, which take approximately 45minutes.

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What do our clients say?

D. Cada, USA

Bosco was just the perfect guide for me as a woman traveling alone. He made me feel secure and he was kind and very knowledgeable. We had a great time traveling on those awful roads. I loved seeing the gorillas. Our group was two people and all other groups were eight, so we got a […]